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Democrat Tom Jones and his Republican opponent John Chicoine are vying for the District 17 state Senate seat. The two men are battling to replace Republican incumbent Eldon Nygaard, who is set to retire after two years in the Senate and four years...Around Town

According to the University Police Department, illegal activities during Dakota Days at the University of South Dakota remained comparable to last year’s D-Days, with a slight increase in...Around Town

The Vermillion Police Department is still investigating a series of vandalism that occurred in the early hours of Sept. 29.
According to Detective Robin Hower, the vandal or vandals slashed tires,...Around Town

Every year in the U.S., an average 5 to 20 percent of the population contracts the flu, according to FluMist.com.
Starting Sept. 25, University of South Dakota Student Health Services, located in...Around Town

As the sky filled with blue and red balloons over Prentice Park Saturday morning, silence fell over the participants of Vermillion’s seventh annual Nikki’s Fund 5K walk/run.
With sponsorship...Around Town

The pilot of Friday's single-person plane crash near Vermillion has been identified as 75-year-old Lowell Rahn of Newcastle, Neb, according to Associated Press reports.
Rahn died at the scene...Around Town

For students new and old, check out some of these options of things to do in Vermillion, as suggested by Steve Howe, executive director of the Vermillion Area Chamber of Commerce.
1. Kayak the...Around Town

Three University of South Dakota students are homeless after a Tuesday house fire destroyed their home.
The house, located on Cherry Street across from the Super 8 hotel, was badly damaged and...Around Town

This year the University of South Dakota has held various camps on campus. Last week 21 high school students attended the 2012 Summer Accounting Institute on the USD campus.
“The institute...Around Town